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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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